Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-22
State News.
AROOSTOOK.

A two year old child of Aleck Willett of
Presque Isle, was badly burned on Sunday
Jan. l6, by falling from high chair upon
hot stove, not being removed until his mother
came to the rescue from an adjoining room
upon hearing his cries. The little fellow
had the morning previous fallen against a
stove hearth and cut an ugly cash in his
forehead, says the North Star.
CUMBERLAND.
James Kelley, Portland, while shackling
cars at the Maine Central yard Thursday
morning, jammed his hand so badly that Dr.
Bray was obliged to smputate his thumb and
forefinger.
Messrs S. d. Warren & Co., have placed
900 incandescent, and 25 arc lights in the vii
lage of Cumberland Mills, and Wednesday
night they were tried for the first time. The
result was perfectly satisfactory.
OXFORD.
movement is now on foot which has not
yet taken definite form, however, for the
erection of building on Main street. Nor
wav, for a memorial hall to the soldiers OF
Norway in the late war, and for the occu-
pancy of the Grand Army of the Republic
Indicative of the growth and commercial
prosperity of Norway during the past wear is
the subjoined report of the Norway Branch
Railroad. Increase in freight tonnage in
1886 over 1885, $500 tons; increase in num-
Der of passengers booked 5000.
The subscriptions for the new buildings
for II bron Academy amount already to S24
600
The Oxford Democrat hears a report that
a steam grist mill of large capacity is to be
erected at an early day near the station of
the r. F. & B. Railroad at Canton.
LINCOLN.
At the annual meeting of the Lincoln Ag-
ricutural Society, Wednesday, it was voted
to purchase the Damariscotta trotting park.
George b Sawyer, of Wiscasset, was chosen
president of the society.
SOMERSET.
SoLoN.-Our correspondent writes Jan. 10
The blow of the 18th and 18th inst. has been
the worst of the winter. The Arson stage,
due here at O'Clock last night, got in about
10 o'clock this forenoon. The stages run
ming between Skowhegan and The Forks
were both obliged to "tie up" on the road
Yesterday. and at this hour, p NJ, have not
reached here on the up or down trip The
antiquarian supper, given under tne auspices
of the Congregationalist church, was an en-
tire success, both in point of feasting. enter
tainment and financially. Over 100 persons
were present. might cap soclabe, tor
the benefit of the Solon Fire Department is
to occur soon, so says report.-Heman Whip
pie came home from his camp above The
Forks yesterday. When between Solon and
Bingham he met the downward bound stage
on the back track, being unable to get
through. He pushed on and soon found the
upward bound stage deserted and stuck fast
in the snow, where he, too, soon left his team
at a house on the road, and came through
afoot, arriving here with face and ears badly
| frozen.-The body of Al Williams, whose
death occurred in Boston under somewhat
peculiar, if net suspicious circumstances was
brought here and inferred Friday Thirty
two degrees below zero Wednesday morning
Rockland's only ship, the Martha Cobb
has been sold by Cobb, Wight & Co.'S New
York agents to Nova Scotia parties for $1,000
The Courier Gazette says the Bernbeimer
boys, Friendship, are doing quite business
hauling wood to the landing with COW
three feet to load. This is the only bust
ness done at the present time, except farmers
are getting up their winters wood.
The Rockland Courier Gazette says Elliott
Fish has slaughtered the mammoth COW that
has been on exhibition in the State. She
weighed when dressed 1850 pounds, was six
years old and girted over eight feet.